Vehicle-stake.



110.848.103. PATBNTED- MAR. 26, 1907.

` G, L. HARVEY.

VEHICLE STAKE.

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. No. 848,103. PATENTED MAE. 4E6, 1907.

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VEEIGLE STARE.

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IIIIE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VEHI'CLE-STAKE.

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it. known that I, GEORGE L. HARVEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVehicle-Stakes, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to vehicle-stakes, having more particularreference to stakes used in connection with gondola cars.-

It is one of the objects of the invention to obtain a construction inwhich the stake may be extended vto a height greater than that of thesides of the car and when not in use may be stored adjacent to saidsides.

It is a further object to obtain a simple, inexpensive, and strongconstruction.

The invention therefore consists, first, in the peculiar construction ofan extensible stake second, means employed for securing the same to thesides of the vehicle, and, further, in the peculiar construction,arrangement, and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a gondolacar, showing the stake attached thereto and in extended position. toFig. l. Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views to Figs. l and 2, lshowing thestake in lowered position. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the upper end ofthe stake with the extension-section in collapsible position. Fig. .6 isa view similar to Fig. 3, showing the stake applied to the outside ofthe car side; and Figs. 7 and 8 are vertical sections through the pocketmember respectively in planes longitudinal and transverse of the car.

A is the side of a gondola car, B the floor thereof, and C the sidesills. In the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 my improved stakeis secured to the inner face of the side A and in lowered position dropsdown with its lower end passing through an aperture in the floor B tothe bottom of the sill C To permit of this movement, the pocket orholder for the stake is secured to the upper portion of the side A andpreferably comprises a rectangular casing D, bolted or otherwise securedto said side A. The stake E is in telescopic engagement with this pocketmember D and is preferably a flanged bar, such as an I-beam. This whenSpecification of Letters Patent. Application ned october 11,1906. seraiNo. 338,524.

Patented March 26, 1907.

lowered will pass through thev aperture F, which is preferablyrectangular, in the car.- floor, and to fill the space between theflanges of the stake a block G is riveted thereto.,

The construction as above described will permit of raising the stake adistance above the top of the car side substantially equal to the widthof said side; but with many constructions of cars having low sidesl thislength of the stake is insuflicient. I have therefore provided anextension member for the stake, preferably of the followingy con.-struction.

II is an extension member which ,at its lower end is provided with ashank fitting between the flanges of the main stake. This member H ispreferably secured to the stake member E by a pin or bolt I, passingthroughl a slot J in the shank and also passing through the flanges ofthe member E. rI`he portion of the'member H above the shank ispreferably slightly offset and has a hook or bevel K formed thereon forengaging the upper edge ofthe web of the stake E. When this hook Fig. 2is a section at right anglesY is 1n engagement with the web, the shankof the member H will project downward, so that the pin I is at the upperend of the slotted member J, and this will lock the member H against theweb of member E and prevent lateral movement. If, however, the member His raised until the pin I is at the lower end of the slotted bearing J,the member H may then be swung around the pin I, acting as a pivot,until it extends downward and is stored between the flangesl of themember E. The member E may then be lowered in the pocket member D, andinasmuch as the extension H is entirely within the channel of the memberE it will pass into the pocket D without obstruction.

The stake E is held in raised position-preferably by a locking-pin L,which is inserted through apertures M in the pocket member D and aregistering aperture in the web of the member E. To lock the pin fromaccidental disengagement, it is preferably bent or formed with a notch Ntherein, which will engage with the web of the member E and will therebylock the pin from being withdrawn. i

The pocket member D preferably has a bearing O at its upper end, againstwhich a lug P on the member E bears to hold the stake in verticalposition. Beneath this bearing O is a clearance-space R, which as thestake is ICO IOS

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lowered permits of angular adjustment, so as to relieve the lateralstress of the load upon the stake during the operation of the lowering.

[n operation when the stake is not in use it extends downward throughthe aperture F in the floor of the car, as has been described, and inthis position the filling-block G prevents leakage from the car. Torecess the stake, it is moved upward telescopically in the pocket memberuntil further movement is prevented by the engagement of a stop S with acooperating stop T on the pocket. The pin L is then inserted through theregistering apertures in the pocket member D and the web of the member Eand the stake lowered sufficiently to engage 'with the notch N of thepin. Where desired, the stake may be further extended by swinging themember Il about the pin I until it projects upward beyond the end of themember E. It is then dropped until the pin l is at the upper end of theslotted bearing J, in which position lateral movement of the member H isprevented. To lower the stake, the extension member H is first turneddown, after which the stake is slightly raised, the pin l withdrawn, andthen the member E dropped until the folded extension member H passescompletely within the pocket D. lt 'will be observed that the pocketmember D completely surrounds the stake, and therefore operates as aguide, which prevents chafiiig of' the stake against the sides of thecar.

Vhile l have described the stake as applied to gondola cars, it isobvious that it is t applicable to other uses.

What l claim as my invention isl. The combination with a gondola car, ofafolding stake therefor comprising an openeiided pocket member securedto the upper portion of the car side, and a stake slidablc through saidpocket and through. an alined aperture in the bottom of the ear.

2. The combination with a gondola cai', of a folding stake thereforcomprising a rect tangular open-eiided pocket member secured to theupper portion of the side of the car, and a stake slidable through saidpocket member and an alined aperture in the earbottom.

3. A car-stake provided with a folding eX- tension member, movable in aplane parallel to the side of the car and held from displacementtransversely of said plane.

4. The combination with a vehicle-stake, of a vertical extension-sectiontherefor folded within the dimensions of the cross-section of the stake.

5. The combination with a vehicle-stake, of a vertical extension sectiontherefor hinged thereto and confined in folded position within thedimensions of the cross-seetioii of the stake. t tj. Thecoinbiiiationwithapocket member, l of a stake teleseopically engagingsaid pocket lmembei and a folding extension foi said l stake adjustabletherewith into said pocket l member.

7. The combination with a gondola car, of a stake vertically extensibleabove the sides of said car at distance greater than the width of thesides, and means for collapsing said stake to store the same below thetop of the f car side and without projecting beneath the car.

8. The combination with a llanged earstake, of an extension-sectiontherefor hinged between the flanges of said stake to swing fi'om anupwardly-piojecting to a downwardly-projecting position, and means forlocking said extension member from lateral 'movement when in itsupwaidly-projecting t position.

l, t). The combination with a flanged ear, of t a stake thereforvertically adjust able through ll an aperture in the ear-floor and afiller-block between the flanges of the stake for closing the aperturein said car-floor.

l0. The combination with a pocket member, of a stake adapted to belowered partially through said pocket member, and an extension foldingend secured to said stake.

1l. A vehicle-stake comprising a stake t, member with means for securingthe stake in place, permitting of raising and lowering, and an extensionfolding end secu red to the stake.

l2. A vehicle-stake, means for seeuri l fsf said stake in a verticalposition permitting ol l folding the same in a plane parallel with the lside of the vehicle and an extension folding end secured to the stak\yalso movable in a l plane parallel with t'lre side of the vehicle,

j and rigidly leld from displaeement transj versely of said plaire. l

t 13. ln a ear-stake, the combination of l teleseopieally-eiigaging andrelatively vertil :al movable members, of a notched 'pin inl sertiblethrough registering apertures in said j members, and a portion on one ofsaid memt bers for engaging the noteh of said pin b v a l downwardmovement.

j 14. llhe combination with a pocket memt bei', of a stake movablethrough said pocket l .having an enlarged portion fitting the pocket lwhen the stake is in raised position whereby l clearance is providedfoi' the stake in lowerl ing through the pocket.

1 fn testimony whereof l allix my signature iii presence of twowitnesses.

j GEORGE L. HARVEY.

litnesses t JAMES l. BARRY,

j Trios. ODONNELL.

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